It is rumored that Lucasfilm currently has no plans to develop a second season of Leslye Headland’s The Acolyte series.

(Center): Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson) and Mog Adana (Harry Trevaldwyn, fourth from right) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

This latest rumor comes from scooper WDW Pro. He details, “What I am told by a source who has been correct in the past regarding Lucasfilm with very high specificity of correctness aka go back, folks, and listen to us tell you that the Rey movie was going to be happening right before they announced it and that Daisy Ridley would walk across the stage of the Star Wars Celebration, right before it happened.”

He continued, “Said source tells me that Leslye Headland does not, as of right now, have a contract for a season two of The Acolyte. Said source tells me that following the finale of Season 1 and the results that may have been coming in weeks ahead — this decision may have been coming in weeks ahead of the finale — there are no current plans to develop a season two.”

Pro added, “That could change. Kathleen Kennedy can always make that decision as long as she has a contract, which we believe she has a contract up until October of this year. And it may be continued past that, but that’s when the current contact would end. But Kathleen Kennedy could go ahead and approve that, but as of right now we are told there are no plans, no movements, there is nothing in development for a season two of The Acolyte.”

He concluded, “My source tells me that everything in Season 1 indicates that they did plan on doing a Season 2 especially with the way the show ends, but as of right now that continuation of the story seems to be on indefinite hold, indefinite pause.”

(L-R): Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and the Stranger in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

This rumor comes in the wake of Headland begging individuals to launch a social media campaign to get Disney to greenlight a second season.

Headland was asked by Collider, “Shifting gears, one of the most popular questions that I got to ask you from Twitter was: What do fans need to do to ensure that we get a Season 2?”

She responded, “Truly, any online support and love you can send the show. It’s a little tricky because of the way that the internet works, but if you enjoyed the show and you want to see more of the story, any support that you can give the show on social media platforms would be super helpful.”

She continued, “Sending love to the cast, too. You’ve seen what Hayden [Christensen] went through. He’s getting the love now, but give the love now if you enjoyed the performances. Even if you were kind of like whatever on the show, if you enjoyed the performances, get on their social media, let them know that you love them, or that you support them or that the performances were great.”

(L-R): Director Leslye Headland and Lee Jung-jae on the set of Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

From there Headland stated, “Encourage your friends to watch the show. A lot of my work has been word of mouth. We were talking about the review bombing, so just telling people don’t pay attention to the IMDb score.”

She then stated, “If you enjoyed it, tell people. It kind of seems that it’s sort of basic, but I think what’s interesting is that, nowadays, if you like a show, you’re very rarely going to go online and be like, ‘I liked this show!’”

Jedi Master Indara (Carrie-Anne Moss) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Lovitt then stated, “You just watch it and move on.”

Headland reiterated, “You watch it, you move on, maybe you mention it to somebody over dinner and be like, ‘Oh, I just binged this show. It was fun. Lee Jung-jae is an awesome actor.’ It usually comes up that way, as opposed to going online and saying, ‘I love this show.’ So, if you did love the show, then pivot and be appreciative…”

“By the way, I know this is already happening, even though I’m not online,” she added. “People have been sending me fun tweets and beautiful artwork, and all of the ship comments, and I’m absolutely loving it. I know it’s out there. But if you aren’t doing it, I would encourage you to do it and support the show. So, thank you.”

(L-R): Senator Rayencourt (David Harewood) and Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Headland previously revealed that a Season 2 had not been greenlit in an interview with the Nerdist. She was asked, “Do you know if you’re definitely getting a season two?”

She said, “No! [big laugh] I have no idea. Well, not that I have no idea. I would say there are conversations. And I don’t know when that will happen. I don’t know when that decision will be made.”

(L-R): Osha Aniseya (Amandla Stenberg) and the Stranger (Manny Jacinto) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

She also informed Entertainment Weekly at the end of June that she did not know if a second season would be greenlit. She said, “I’ll tell you my philosophy on first seasons. Something that I’ve noticed is first seasons will end on what should have been the break into act two. It feels like everyone’s really expecting to get a second season, and I don’t feel that’s a good idea.”

“I think you should put everything you can into the first season and give the audience a nice resolution that feels satisfying, but enough nods to mysteries that you would want to see a second season,” she explained. “So it’s a little bit of both. You don’t want to leave it so wrapped up that, like Obi-Wan or a standalone mini-series, that there’s no reason to watch a second season, but I think there’s enough stuff in the last few episodes that you would want to have answered.”

(L-R): Koril (Margarita Levieva) and Mother Aniseya (Jodie Turner-Smith) in Lucasfilm’s THE ACOLYTE, season one, exclusively on Disney+. ©2024 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

As for the show’s ratings they are very bad. According to Nielsen, the two episode premiere only garnered 444 million minutes watched. In its second week the show’s viewership fell to 370 million minutes. In the show’s third week, the show fell off Nielsen’s Top 10 chart. King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch was the 10th place show with 298 million minutes watches. That means The Acolyte had less minutes watched than the Netflix series.

Nielsen Top 10 Original Streaming Data for the week of June 17-23, 2024

It did not make the chart in its fourth week either. The lowest viewed show according to Nielsen was Paramount+’s Mayor of Kingstown, which had 319 million minutes watched.

Nielsen Top 10 Original Streaming Data for the week of June 24-30, 2024

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